Ms. Lincoln, "Besides the character assassination, how was the play?" ;-)
KarenMrsLloydRichards
· 4 months ago
Blanche does what Wal-Mart tells her to.
And if Wal-Mart decides it's sick of providing health benefits (or doesn't want to afford it), she'll get on board.
rosso_LR
· 4 months ago
You beat me to it, KMLR...
Whatever Wal-Mart sayeth, Blanche doith...
ndtovent
· 4 months ago
As much as I hate Wal-Mart's practices, we need their clout and that of large companies like them if we are to have a chance at getting a public option for health care. On this issue, I say 'GO Wal-Mart!'
NAVDOC3rdMAR
· 4 months ago
It is morally repugnant to profit off the misery or ill health of Americans. It's criminal that medical bills to private for-profit MEDICAL/INSURANCE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX make up 62% of all bankruptcies filed in the U.S. each year. The overhead at private for-profit MEDICAL/INSURANCE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX is upwards of 35% of the healthcare dollar spent each year in the U.S. This allows the private for-profit MEDICAL/INSURANCE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX to pay for their lavish lifestyles and huge salaries plus perks and bonuses. All the while milking the hard-working men/women of this great nation of their hard earned money. On the other hand Medicare has an overhead of 2%, Canada's system is 1.5%, Europe's 2.5% on average. The money that could be saved by eliminating the private for-profit MEDICAL/INSURANCE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX is estimated at $500 Billion a year. Enough money to help pay for putting all Americans on MEDICARE/SINGLE PAYER TYPE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
We have to fight back and call, write e-mails, letters-to-editors and to Congress to let them know how Americans feel about for-profit health care in America. Here are some Senators who are wrong on Health Care reform. Give them a call and demand, "MEDICARE/SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE FOR ALL NOW!"
Joe Lieberman I-CT, Chuck Grassley R-IA, Lindsey Graham R-SC, Susan Collins R-ME, Olympia Snowe R-ME, David Vitter R-LA, Saxby Chambliss R-GA, Tom Coburn R-OK, Jon Kyl R-AZ, John Thune R-SD, Richard Lugar R-IN, Jim DeMint R-SC Jeff Sessions R-AL, Richard Shelby R-AL, Mel Martinez R-FL, John McCain R-AZ, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Jim Inhofe R-OK, Lamar Alexander R-TN, Dick Burr R-NC, John Cornyn R-TX
Mark Pryor D-AR, Thomas Carper D-DE, Mary Landrieu D-LA, Max Baucus D-MT, Kent Conrad D-ND, Ben Nelson D-NE, Maria Cantwell D-WA, Kay Hagan D-NC, Ron Wyden D-OR, Evan Bayh D-IN, Diane Feinstein D-CA, Arlen Specter D-PA
Here are the toll-free numbers for the Capitol Hill Switchboard: (House and Senate) 1-800-828-0498 1-866-338-1015 1-866-220-0044.
Also give the President a call or write an e-mail:
White House Comments Line: 1-202-456-1414 M-F 09:00 - 05:00 est. (NOT A TOLL-FREE #)
One down a whole bunch more to go. Nothing rattles the Congress more than voters ringing the phones off the hook. Call the House, Senate and the White House and demand, "MEDICARE/SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE FOR ALL NOW!"
SouthernYankee
· 4 months ago
I know I called alot of them and let them know about the public option. So I know it works.
arlibertylover
· 4 months ago
She's very good at speaking out of both sides or her mouth. This recent move has more to do with Wal-Mart and other large businesses in the state, than some bloggers no one has ever heard of. Why do you think she no longer supports Card Check legislation? She knows where the votes (and campaign cash) will come from. No one to the left of her will win the election and probably not even a primary. The Democratic Party of Arkansas is probably one of the most conservative in the country.
Further as someone who grew up in Southeast Arkansas that was not an insult to many of us. Arkansas is very diverse culturally and geographically. Northwest Arkansas (the Republican stronghold) has very little in common with the rest of the state and many people I know back home joke they need a passport to go visit there, much less somewhere like California or New York. Whether you like it or not the South is still a bit backwards.
Butch1
· 4 months ago
One would think they would like a little help with their health care. I hope they aren't too backward or too partisan to see the benefit in it only to reject it because the democrats are introducing it to Congress.
Bob31n
· 4 months ago
Call, write, email, it all has a little bit of pressure. The only thing that makes a difference is huge numbers of pissed off taxpayers contacting these corporatists and telling them what they want. Gang up on them, because the white house isn't going to do the hard work.
AgentX
· 4 months ago
Figures she would turn around at some people. If Wal-Mart wants it, so will Lincoln and Pryor.
All Comments
"You wouldn't be able to do these AWFUL things to me if I weren't in this seat."
Mean Bloggers:
"But yar, Blanche, yar in that seat."
It's hard down here, folks...
DiFi, who said, in essence, "kiss my broad ass, bloggers and moveon twerps."
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/07/02/crimesi...
well... they identified the teacher from the video...
has anyone confirmed the guy in the video was Mark Sanford?
Contact info to thank the progressives, and keep the pressure on the so-called moderates:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/8/7511...
And if Wal-Mart decides it's sick of providing health benefits (or doesn't want to afford it), she'll get on board.
Whatever Wal-Mart sayeth, Blanche doith...
On the other hand Medicare has an overhead of 2%, Canada's system is 1.5%, Europe's 2.5% on average. The money that could be saved by eliminating the private for-profit MEDICAL/INSURANCE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX is estimated at $500 Billion a year. Enough money to help pay for putting all Americans on MEDICARE/SINGLE PAYER TYPE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
We have to fight back and call, write e-mails, letters-to-editors and to Congress to let them know how Americans feel about for-profit health care in America.
Here are some Senators who are wrong on Health Care reform. Give them a call and demand,
"MEDICARE/SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE FOR ALL NOW!"
Joe Lieberman I-CT, Chuck Grassley R-IA, Lindsey Graham R-SC,
Susan Collins R-ME, Olympia Snowe R-ME, David Vitter R-LA,
Saxby Chambliss R-GA, Tom Coburn R-OK, Jon Kyl R-AZ,
John Thune R-SD, Richard Lugar R-IN, Jim DeMint R-SC
Jeff Sessions R-AL, Richard Shelby R-AL, Mel Martinez R-FL,
John McCain R-AZ, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Jim Inhofe R-OK,
Lamar Alexander R-TN, Dick Burr R-NC, John Cornyn R-TX
Mark Pryor D-AR, Thomas Carper D-DE, Mary Landrieu D-LA,
Max Baucus D-MT, Kent Conrad D-ND, Ben Nelson D-NE,
Maria Cantwell D-WA, Kay Hagan D-NC, Ron Wyden D-OR,
Evan Bayh D-IN, Diane Feinstein D-CA, Arlen Specter D-PA
Here are the toll-free numbers for the Capitol Hill Switchboard:
(House and Senate)
1-800-828-0498
1-866-338-1015
1-866-220-0044.
Also give the President a call or write an e-mail:
White House Comments Line:
1-202-456-1414 M-F 09:00 - 05:00 est. (NOT A TOLL-FREE #)
President Obama's e-mail: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
One down a whole bunch more to go. Nothing rattles the Congress more than voters ringing the phones off the hook. Call the House, Senate and the White House and demand,
"MEDICARE/SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE FOR ALL NOW!"
Further as someone who grew up in Southeast Arkansas that was not an insult to many of us. Arkansas is very diverse culturally and geographically. Northwest Arkansas (the Republican stronghold) has very little in common with the rest of the state and many people I know back home joke they need a passport to go visit there, much less somewhere like California or New York. Whether you like it or not the South is still a bit backwards.